WHO public health research agenda for influenza

Background

The WHO organized a global consultation to develop a public health research agenda for influenza. The agenda builds upon two major WHO documents – the 2002 WHO Global Agenda on Influenza and the 2006-2007 WHO Strategic Action Plan for Pandemic Influenza – that stress the importance of research in influenza prevention and control. It also reflects important findings and recommendations developed by different animal and human health agencies for influenza control and other organizations. A number of international consultations held between 2002-2009 have further strengthened the need to develop a research agenda for influenza.

Outline

The Research Agenda is organized around a framework of five key research streams. These areas of research are of particular importance to public health decision-makers for both well and less-resourced countries.